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44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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The words novelists use obsessively and why, Plus, the antifascists taking on far right white supremacists in America, and why do some people feel they are a fraud? Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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Do Nigerian lawmakers get $1.7m, do yams cause twins, who pushed the 'Calexit' hashtag and dark tourism. Show more
49 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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A numerical change means pop music albums are getting longer; we ask how free is the Russian web and the culture and politics behind the dubbing of movies. Show more
49 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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How expensive is Italy's World Cup failure? Also, Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny's hopes for presidency, and are there differences between the way men and women speak? Show more
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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How rich is Mr Darcy, the male love interest in Pride and Prejudice? Also, the problems with YouTube’s child protection system and what can chimps teach us about politics? Show more
52 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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How likely are the multiple wins of US lottery and scratch card players? Plus, we talk to one person snared by Twitter’s new anti-abuse rule. And why endure initiation ceremonies? Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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How true are the claims that eating chocolate can make your brain younger? How do you spot a Twitter bot and the power of being part of a crowd. Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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What’s the effect of having a Diet Coke habit, what’s the meaning of “Milkshake Duck” and why are women still denounced and even murdered as witches in today’s world? Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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Kilobyte to Brontobyte: the numbers we need to describe the world around us are getting bigger; we review developments in social media and show how we’re creatures of habit. Show more
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
Statistics of the year 2017 – some surprising facts about the world; YouTube and the number of predators who threaten child safety; also, why do some people sleepwalk? Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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Just how rare is it for golfers to score a hole-in-one? Plus, why do some people hear voices? And how are juvenile prisoners coping with digital technology after release? Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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What does the term 'Fake News' mean and is it even useful? Also, how mathematician Louis Bachelier's unusual approach to the stock market was rediscovered decades after his death. Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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Fake news; real lives behind economic data, and how dreams turn into nightmares. Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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The survey question that could affect the results of the US census; why conspiracy theories thrive on social media; and the rise in people rejecting meat for veganism. Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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Why is the far right so obsessed with Sweden? Plus, is China on track to end poverty by 2020? And what are the benefits and risks of being hypnotised? Show more
41 minutes
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The disturbing rise in extreme internet pranks that simulate real life attacks; has drinking fallen by 80% in five years in Russia? And, why we need to understand more about pain. Show more
50 minutes
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Undercover with the Alt-Right; how to debunk dubious statistics – a guide on the back of a postcard; and the flaws in the traditional job interview. Show more
51 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
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The Students leading the gun control debate; Numbers at the Winter Olympics – just who was the most successful nation? And Bullies – what provokes this antisocial behaviour? Show more
49 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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The faking of trends on Twitter by “bots”; Women, the Oscars and the Bechdel Test , and why are we so in love with dinosaurs? Show more
49 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia
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A tribute to Sir Roger Bannister, the first to run a mile in under four minutes; the mysterious Brazilian bloggers influencing voters; and why are “men only” clubs still popular? Show more
